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Re: 8 vs. 6 (was: Excited to Finally be here...)
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:32:37 GMT
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Just a minor disagreement/clarification...
In lugnet.trains, John Neal writes:
> Model Railroaders are all about external appearances-- I want my
> dining car, for instance, to have seating for my minifigs and a galley with a
> cook and a restroom with a toilet and sink and a roof that removes so you can
> see it all (which mine does).
This is mildly incorrect. There are a lot of old school modelers who detail
everything, INside and out. Right down to roofs that come off the buildings so
you can see the details, very very tiny lightbulbs illuminating the interiors
of coaches and sleeping cars and so forth.
(and there are some that never detail the inside of anything.
But MR is a broad hobby with a big tent. And so should we be. Squabble in good
fun, yes, but fight? No.
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 | | Re: 8 vs. 6 (was: Excited to Finally be here...)
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| (...) *Those* dudes are awesome and the exception, not the rule. I stand corrected for my blanket characterization of MRs:-) (...) ^^^...^^^(Most) (...) I hope folks don't think that I am fighting. Just a fun DOO [1]. Actually, I wouldn't force 8 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 8 vs. 6 (was: Excited to Finally be here...)
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| (...) I would qualify that by saying one can't if one uses set designs rather than MOCs (or maybe that is what you mean here). (...) I disagree, or maybe I'm not getting your point. Even when I build 8 wide, I am not striving for perfect model (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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